Preview of 1998

What to Look Forward to in 1998

The following is a list of the top thirty movies that I am looking forward to the most in 1998. That doesn’t mean that they will all necessarily be good, or (in some cases) that they will even make a 1998 release date. It simply means that these films have caught my attention in one way or another, and here’s why:

And the Coen Brothers finally debut their followup to Fargo, which will undoubtedly suffer a backlash, warranted or no. (See how the hillarious Hudsucker Proxy was overshadowed by the brilliant Barton Fink). Still, they’re the Coens, and that fact alone makes this one worth looking forward to.

Another film that’s been a long time coming. I first heard of this one back in the early 90s when James Cameron was contemplating his first drama. Now Danny DeVito is on helm, and Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star. Now let’s see if they can actually get this one on film…

The biggest problem Lethal Weapon 4 faces, despite its extremely short development cycle, is the sheer amount of characters that are carried over from the earlier films. This is a film with five major characters, not even counting the villain. But so far, the series hasn’t been a let down…

The inital trailer, released last year, sparked some hope. Perhaps this one won’t be the disaster a “Lost in Space” movie is bound to be. However, the recent (and more revealing) trailer isn’t as impressive. Still, the film promises some good FX…

And now to the falling rock films. Deep Impact actually has the more interesting plot, but just look at the cast: Elijah Wood and Tea Leoni. OK, OK, it also has Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Maximilian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave. But which camp will win?

This one’s either heading to be one of the worst or the best films of the year. I didn’t care too much about this one until seeing the bizaare trailer. Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman are always ones to watch. And Sean Connery as the bad guy? Count me in.